This is an analysis of the poem Sete De Setembro that begins with:

Foi um dia de glória! - O povo altivo
Trocou sorrindo as vozes de cativo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaX bXbXXX XXXXXX XXaXXXX XXXXXX XaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110100 101001100100 1010110 1101001100 10100110010 111100 11100011011 10001101100 1011101 1000111011 1010010110 100011 11010110100 10101101100 1101110 1111100110 1010101000 11100 1 10100110100 1101011010 01010 11011001010 101001110 01011100 01011001000 1101000011100 0111010 01110011100 111010010100 11110 1110010100 100100101110 1011010 10110101100 11001011110 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ria is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sete De Setembro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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